Indonesia landslide kills three, more missing

Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) shows rescuers searching for survivors after a rain-sparked landslide killed at least three people near a Chinese-backed power plant in Batang Toru in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra.

Two children are among three people confirmed killed by a landslide at a Chinese-backed power plant on Indonesia's Sumatra island, authorities said Friday, with fears that the toll would rise. Heavy rains pounded the area in North Sumatra on Thursday evening, triggering the deadly torrent. ‘This morning we found three dead victims - one adult and two children,’ said Toto Mulyono, head of the search-and-rescue agency in provincial capital Medan city. ‘We're still searching for nine more missing.’